A hexagonal array refers to a pattern or arrangement that is shaped like a honeycomb made up of six-sided shapes. It is a structure where several hexagons are connected together in a way that each hexagon shares a side with its neighbor.
Sentences with «hexagonal array»
The resulting films contain stable hexagonal arrays of atoms that, until now, had only been seen at temperatures above 1,200 degrees Celsius. (sciencedaily.com)
The collagen fibers were straight and parallel, like uncooked spaghetti in a box, arranged in a perfect hexagonal array. (discovermagazine.com)
The intriguing revelation that 12 pentagonal «defects» convert a planar hexagonal array of any size into a quasi-icosahedral cage explains why some intrinsically planar materials form quasi-crystalline particles, as appears to occur in the case of soot. (science.sciencemag.org)